Margaret is a somewhat small town located in the state of Alabama. With a population of 6,236 people and just one neighborhood, Margaret is the 117th largest community in Alabama. Much of the housing stock in Margaret was built relatively recently. The construction of new real estate can often be taken as an indication that the local Margaret economy is robust, and that jobs or other amenities are attracting an influx of new residents. This seems to be the case in Margaret, where the median household income is $83,814.00.
Unlike some towns, Margaret isn’t mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Margaret are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Margaret is a town of professionals, sales and office workers, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Margaret who work in management occupations (13.23%), office and administrative support (11.95%), and healthcare (10.28%).
Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 8.86% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.
One downside of living in Margaret, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 36.31 minutes every day commuting to work.
Being a small town, Margaret does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.
The education level of Margaret citizens, measured as those with bachelor's degrees or advanced degrees, is similar to the national average for all American cities and towns. 19.02% of adults 25 and older in Margaret have a college degree.
The per capita income in Margaret in 2022 was $28,283, which is middle income relative to Alabama, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $113,132 for a family of four. However, Margaret contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Margaret is a somewhat ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Margaret home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Margaret residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Margaret include Irish, English, German, Scottish, and Italian.
The most common language spoken in Margaret is English. Other important languages spoken here include Greek and Italian.
Many things matter about a neighborhood, but the first thing most people notice is the way a neighborhood looks and its particular character. For example, one might notice whether the buildings all date from a certain time period or whether shop signs are in multiple languages. This particular neighborhood in Margaret, the neighborhood, has some outstanding things about the way it looks and its way of life that are worth highlighting.
Priests and therapists would like to think they know the secrets to a truly successful marriage, but according to NeighborhoodScout's research, the folks of the neighborhood may actually hold the key. 74.3% of its residents are married, which is a higher percentage than is found in 98.8% of the neighborhoods in America.
In addition, the neighborhood is a great option for families, as revealed by NeighborhoodScout's research on this neighborhood. The combination of top public schools, low crime rates, and owner-occupied single family homes, make this neighborhood among the top 6.3% of family-friendly neighborhoods in the state of Alabama. Many other families also live here, making it easy to socialize and develop a sense of community. In addition, families here highly value education, as is reflected by the strength of the local schools. In addition to being an excellent choice for families with school-aged children, this neighborhood is also a very good choice for college students.
Significantly, 3.7% of its residents five years old and above primarily speak Greek at home. While this may seem like a small percentage, it is higher than 99.8% of the neighborhoods in America.
How wealthy a neighborhood is, from very wealthy, to middle income, to low income is very formative with regard to the personality and character of a neighborhood. Equally important is the rate of people, particularly children, who live below the federal poverty line. In some wealthy gated communities, the areas immediately surrounding can have high rates of childhood poverty, which indicates other social issues. NeighborhoodScout's analysis reveals both aspects of income and poverty for this neighborhood.
The neighbors in the neighborhood in Margaret are middle-income, making it a moderate income neighborhood. NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis reveals that this neighborhood has a higher income than 59.7% of the neighborhoods in America. In addition, 6.9% of the children seventeen and under living in this neighborhood are living below the federal poverty line, which is a lower rate of childhood poverty than is found in 58.9% of America's neighborhoods.
The old saying "you are what you eat" is true. But it is also true that you are what you do for a living. The types of occupations your neighbors have shape their character, and together as a group, their collective occupations shape the culture of a place.
In the neighborhood, 41.0% of the working population is employed in executive, management, and professional occupations. The second most important occupational group in this neighborhood is manufacturing and laborer occupations, with 27.2% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in clerical, assistant, and tech support occupations (24.5%), and 7.3% in sales and service jobs, from major sales accounts, to working in fast food restaurants.
The languages spoken by people in this neighborhood are diverse. These are tabulated as the languages people preferentially speak when they are at home with their families. The most common language spoken in the neighborhood is English, spoken by 96.1% of households. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish, Greek and Italian.
Boston's Beacon Hill blue-blood streets, Brooklyn's Orthodox Jewish enclaves, Los Angeles' Persian neighborhoods. Each has its own culture derived primarily from the ancestries and culture of the residents who call these neighborhoods home. Likewise, each neighborhood in America has its own culture – some more unique than others – based on lifestyle, occupations, the types of households – and importantly – on the ethnicities and ancestries of the people who live in the neighborhood. Understanding where people came from, who their grandparents or great-grandparents were, can help you understand how a neighborhood is today.
In the neighborhood in Margaret, AL, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as German (12.6%). There are also a number of people of English ancestry (9.9%), and residents who report Irish roots (6.9%), and some of the residents are also of Mexican ancestry (4.3%), along with some Scots-Irish ancestry residents (2.4%), among others.
Even if your neighborhood is walkable, you may still have to drive to your place of work. Some neighborhoods are located where many can get to work in just a few minutes, while others are located such that most residents have a long and arduous commute. The greatest number of commuters in neighborhood spend between 45 minutes and one hour commuting one-way to work (40.5% of working residents), longer and tougher than most commutes in America.
Here most residents (86.5%) drive alone in a private automobile to get to work. In addition, quite a number also carpool with coworkers, friends, or neighbors to get to work (11.9%) . In a neighborhood like this, as in most of the nation, many residents find owning a car useful for getting to work.